A man was arrested for the distribution of methamphetamine in Fremont County according to officials Tuesday morning.

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Updated: 6:28 PM CST Nov 29, 2016

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WEBVTT
WE'RE BACK LIVE TONIGHT WITH THE
BIG STORY.
>> JEWEL AND I THIS IS WHAT
INVESTIGATORS SAY HAD HE FOUND
IN THE CAR.
BRASS KNUCKLES WITH A KNIFE
ATTACHED, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND
METHAMPHETAMINE VALUED AT $600.
FOR THE DEPUTY AND HIS CANINE
PARTNER THAT HELPED CAPTURE
THEM, THEY'RE GETTING
EXPERIENCES WITH THESE HIGH
SPEED CHASES.
>> A DRUG INVESTIGATION TUESDAY
MORNING TURNS INTO A 20 MINUTE
HIGH SPEED CHASE .
>> TOTAL DISREGARD FOR
ANYBODY'S SAFETY.
>> FIRST ON HIGHWAY TWO IN
CONSTRUCTION ZONES
>> THAT'S THE COURTHOUSE ON THE
RIGHT SIDE.
>> THROUGH DOWNTOWN NEBRASKA
CITY AND NEIGHBORS BEFORE THE
DRIVER DITCHES THE CAR AND RUNS
TO A RELATIVE'S HOME.
FREMONT DEPUTY SAYS 28 YEA OLD
MICHAEL TAKES TOPPED 98 MILES
PER HOUR.
>> THIS IS WHERE HE WAS GOING
ENTIRELY TOO FAST AND MISSED THE
CORNER AND THAT'S ALL FOUR LANES
OF TRAFFIC HE JUST A SECOND WENT
TO THE SOUTH DITCH.
THIS IS WHERE I WAS GOING TO TRY
TO MANEUVER AND GET HIM STOP.
>> THE CAR HITS HIS SUV BEFORE
NARROWING MISSING AN ONCOMIN
SEMI.
HERE TAKES CRASHES INTO ANOTHER
DITCH AND TAKES OUT A POWER
DITCH AND SWIPES THE DEPUTY'S
VEHICLE AGAIN.
>> I ASKED HIM WHY HE THOUGHT
HE NEEDED TO R ME, AND HE SAID
HE HAD LOST CONTROL AND THE ONLY
WAY TO GET OUT OF TH DITCH WAS
TO HIT ME.
>> IT'S THE SECOND CASE HE'S
BEEN HIT DURING A HIGH SPEED
PURSUIT IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS.
>> WE FOUND HIM IN THE WRONG
LANE.
>> HE WAS RAMMED THREE TIMES
BACK IN MARCH WHILE
INVESTIGATING A METH CASE, AND
BOTH TIMES HE HAD HIS PARTNER,
JUDGE THE CANINE IN THE BACK
SEAT.
>> I THINK HE'S BECOMING
ACCUSTOMED TO IT.
>> THIS TIME HE'S GREAT NOVEL
ONE WAS HURT.
>> YES, GOOD BOY.
>> NOW HE HOPES HIS VEHICLE CAN
BE FIXED FOR GOOD.
>> AND BUTTER CASE SAYS IT
COSTS $15,000 TO FIX HIS VEHICLE
BACK IN MARCH AND LIKE A A FEW
THOUSAND TO FIX THE DAMAGE FROM
TODAY'S CHASE.
RIGHT NOW MICHAEL TAKES IS IN
JAIL AND WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO

Iowa man rams into deputy SUV twice during multi-state chase

A man was arrested for the distribution of methamphetamine in Fremont County according to officials Tuesday morning.

An Iowa man is in jail after allegedly ramming into a deputy SUV twice during a 20-minute high-speed chase.

Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reported that Michael Frakes, 28, of Nebraska City, was under investigation for distribution already, so deputies attempted to contact him Tuesday morning.

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Around 5 a.m., Frakes led authorities on a high-speed chase through Percival, Iowa and headed south on 195th Avenue.

During the chase, Frakes lost control of his vehicle, slid across Highway 2 and the avenue intersection and came to a stop in the south ditch.

The Fremont County K-9 unit went to the side of the road where Frakes had stopped and attempted to arrest him. He then rammed the K-9 unit and continued toward Nebraska City.

Deputies followed him into Nebraska City where Nebraska City Police were waiting to assist deputies. Frakes ditched the car on the 700 block of 5th Avenue and ran on foot.

Police spotted Frakes running into a residence close by and were able to take him into custody.

Investigators told KETV NewsWatch 7 Frakes was driving up to 97 miles in his grandmother's car. Investigators also said in the vehicle, they found brass knuckles with a knife attached, prescription drugs and methamphetamine - valued at 600 dollars.

For the Fremont County Sheriff's deputy and his K9 partner who helped catch the suspect, they're getting experienced with these high-speed chases.

"It is definitely a miracle he didn't wreck or didn't hurt himself or someone else," said Deputy Zac Buttercase.

Buttercase said he was rammed three times back in March, also while investigating a meth case that ended in a pursuit from Fremont County into Nebraska.

Both times, Buttercase he had his partner, "Judge" the K9 in the backseat.